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Hey there everyone. I’m having a problem that has plagued the 3DS, the “my system if turning off and making a popping sound after 3 seconds”. I have already tried reseating all of the ribbon cables and that hasn’t fixed it. All of the information I can seem to find says that is the main problem. Is there any other problem that could cause these symptoms? Thanks for the help!
In the 2DS consoles I have fixed it has been due to the following:
- Bad fuse on the motherboard
- Ribbon cables not seated correctly
- Metal plating over the chipset dislodges and shorts out motherboard
- most common Broken LCD screen
Hi, In my experience that means you probably need to install a new upper flex cable - the one with the 3D switch/speakers/sensor. Remember that cable goes in the motherboard connector gold-contact-side-up too. You might want to check inside the connector as well to make sure none of the internal pins are bent out of shape as that will cause the exact same symptoms.
Simplest thing to do is to check the back light ribbon cable. This ribbon cable is a thin ribbon cable, attached to the lcd, and connected to the bottom-right of the mother-board. If there is no sign of water damage, then re-connect the ribbon cable. If the ribbon-cable is damaged, then the back light of the lcd can be swapped out.
i took my nintendo in the shower with me a little water got in it,It wont turn on the blue light or red light wont come on ,and i hear this popping sound everytime i try to turn it on
